Last night in RIFT, I had the pleasure of running our weekly trivia night. I themed my questions around classic video game trivia, and so to get the best bang for my buck, er, efforts, I thought I’d post them to see if any of you would like to try your hand answering in the comments:

WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF THE FOUR GHOSTS IN PAC-MAN (you must name all four)?

WHAT WAS MARIO’S ORIGINAL NAME (from Donkey Kong)?

WHAT CLASSIC VIDEO GAME HAS THE SAME NAME AS A PLAY BY SHAKESPEARE?

WHAT WAS THE JAPANESE NAME FOR ITS VERSION OF THE NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM?

WHAT WAS THE FIRST HOME VIDEO GAME CONSOLE?

WHAT FAMOUS TECH INDUSTRY FIGURE HELPED TO CREATE THE GAME BREAKOUT?

WHAT NOTORIOUS PHRASE WAS UTTERED WHEN YOU BEAT 1986’s PRO WRESTLING?

WHAT WAS THE PASSWORD FOR METROID THAT LET YOU PLAY THE GAME AS SAMUS WITHOUT HER POWER SUIT?

WHAT WAS THE FIRST VIDEO GAME TO BE PLAYED IN OUTER SPACE?

WHAT WAS THE SIZE OF THE LARGEST LICENSED NES GAME?

BONUS: WHAT IS WIDELY CONSIDERED TO BE THE FIRST “KILLER APP” OF VIDEO GAME CONSOLES?

1. Inky, Blinky, Pinky, Clyde
2. Jumpman
3. Tempest? Although there was also a Hamlet game.
4. Famicom
5. Magnavox Odyssey
6. Nolan Bushnell and Steve Wozniak both helped create Breakout, both are famous tech guys (Atari and Apple).
7. A WINNER IS YOU!
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9. Assuming you mean played by a human in space, not a game about space, Tetris.
10. This question is confusing, size as in license cost or as in data storage? If the later, it’s Kirby’s Adventure. If it’s license fees, Nintendo never disclosed that information, but was often very high due to popularity.
11. Opinion based question, too subjective to answer.

Jerry SnookJanuary 31, 2017 / 3:40 pm

WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF THE FOUR GHOSTS IN PAC-MAN (you must name all four)?

Inky Blinky Pinky and Clyde (although it depends on the version)

WHAT WAS MARIO’S ORIGINAL NAME (from Donkey Kong)?

Jumpman

WHAT CLASSIC VIDEO GAME HAS THE SAME NAME AS A PLAY BY SHAKESPEARE?

Tempest

WHAT WAS THE JAPANESE NAME FOR ITS VERSION OF THE NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM?

Don’t know this one.

WHAT WAS THE FIRST HOME VIDEO GAME CONSOLE?

Depending on how you count it, I’d guess either the Odyssy or a Pong unit.

WHAT FAMOUS TECH INDUSTRY FIGURE HELPED TO CREATE THE GAME BREAKOUT?

Steve Jobs

WHAT NOTORIOUS PHRASE WAS UTTERED WHEN YOU BEAT 1986’s PRO WRESTLING?

A winner is you!

WHAT WAS THE PASSWORD FOR METROID THAT LET YOU PLAY THE GAME AS SAMUS WITHOUT HER POWER SUIT?

Dunno

WHAT WAS THE FIRST VIDEO GAME TO BE PLAYED IN OUTER SPACE?

Tetris

WHAT WAS THE SIZE OF THE LARGEST LICENSED NES GAME?

Dunno.

BONUS: WHAT IS WIDELY CONSIDERED TO BE THE FIRST “KILLER APP” OF VIDEO GAME CONSOLES?